Combining sex and alcohol produces some benefits—and many possible risks. The most succinct summary of alcohol’s impact on sex was penned 400 years ago by William Shakespeare in Macbeth: “It provokes the desire, but takes…

Brief fantasies hours before lovemaking can help ignite later sexual heat. Even among lovers with major libidos, arousal can be a challenge. Many people want hot sex, but have trouble heating up. Fortunately, sex therapists…

Sex rarely causes death, but four erotic activities may prove lethal In 1979 at age 71, former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President under Gerald Ford, had a heart attack in the arms of…

Sex therapists agree that the most satisfying, most deeply erotic lovemaking involves slow sex—leisurely, playful, massage-inspired, whole-body sensuality. But sometimes there’s no time for it, and some lovers enjoy fast, rip-your-clothes-off satisfying quickies. Sex doesn’t…

As frequency of use increases, both men and women report more enjoyable sex On supplement shelves at pharmacies and natural food stores, you’re likely to see products with names like Male Vigor or Female Responsiveness…

Myth: Men don’t care if women have orgasms. Truth: Men care a great deal Many surveys show that during partner lovemaking, men have orgasms around 95 percent of the time, but for women the figure…

All the press about the sexuality of older men focuses on erection problems, and the drugs now available to treat them. But another equally important issue has received almost no attention—the problems men over 40…

A key reason older women pursue relationships with younger men— better sex. Relationships involving older women (cougars) and significantly younger men (cubs) went mainstream in 2009 with the premiere of the TV show “Cougar Town.”…